YOU are like Papa! (Pope Francis)

In this episode, the Round Room team explores the influence of Pope Francis on Catholicism. Besides being the first Latin American Pope, he is also considered to be one of the most liberal popes. From seeking to cut down the corruption in the Vatican and even making slight progress for LGBTQ+ people in the church calling to recognize and respect them. Despite this though, the Pope has still made several conservative statements against the LGBTQ+ community and has not committed fully to many of the subjects he talks about. In this episode you will have the pleasure to hear and learn about the interesting papacy led by Pope Francis. This podcast is hosted by Monica Rivera Sosa and our new host Rocio Sola Pardo! We would love to thank our writers who put together the script for this episode: Iselin Bratz, Haley Clough, Hank Jones, and Melanie Pozo. We'd also love to thank our team of fact-checkers: Paloma Castrillo and Rocio Sola Pardo. And, of course, we'd love to thank our sound editor and designer, Avery Amaral. To keep up with podcast updates, please follow @theroundroompod on Instagram. Sources:  https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-21777141 https://www.reuters.com/world/pope-francis-victim-ai-warns-against-its-perverse-dangers-2024-01-24/  https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/pope-says-lgbt-blessings-are-individuals-not-approval-unions-2024-01-26/ https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/pope-defends-same-sex-blessings-declaration-says-it-is-misunderstood-2024-01-15/   https://www.reuters.com/world/pope-calls-an-end-wars-urges-respect-civilians-2024-01-28/ https://www.reuters.com/world/pope-calls-an-end-wars-urges-respect-civilians-2024-01-28/ https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/article/can-the-curia-be-reformed/ https://www.reuters.com/world/pope-calls-universal-ban-deplorable-surrogate-parenting-2024-01-08/ https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2015/09/01/pope-francis-social-issues-abortion-gay-rights-climate-change/71520372/ https://time.com/3545844/pope-francis-evolution-creationism/